Final Four: Juventus vs. Real Madrid

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underdogs Juventus were teased unmercifully about being the team in the Champions League final four that the other three all hoped they got matched up against

my Juve fan buddy was feeling down about it, especially after their lackluster performance against Monaco in the Elite Eight after a dominant performance againt Dortmund in the Round of 16

I was telling him nobody wants to face Juventus in Turin, where Juventus has only lost 4 times since they opened their brand-new stadium in 2011 (three losses in Series A, one in CL to Bayern Munich)

and Juve, with their new coach, switched to more CL-friendly tactics than the CL-unfriendly tactics Conte employed before leaving Juve to become the new coach of the Italian National Team

nobody wants to face the Juve D, which is world-class and the best of the remaining teams

Juve's midfield is loaded and is as good or better than any of the remaining teams

and TEVEZ is a World Class striker. Their biggest flaw is not having that very very good #2 striker (young Morata is promising, Llorente is above average but still pretty meh)

and even without the young and electric Pogba, Juve takes the 1st leg with a 2-1 legendary victory in Turin!

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i enjoyed watching Juve's first goal of the game over and over:

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listen to the awesome and sustained roar of the crowd in reaction to Juve scoring to go up 1-0:..

https://m.soundcloud.com/uefacom/hear-morata-score-the-opening-goal-for-juventus

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Man U fan Qweku_MUFC @ _Oheneba_

1m

Juventus defence is f*cking solid

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Tragic Football @ TragicFootball

19m

Bale's game by numbers vs. Juventus :

0 shots 0 chances created 0 successful crosses

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[DirtyMagic97]

Touches of the ball last night:

 

Iker Casillas: 36

Gareth Bale: 32

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FOX Soccer @ FOXSoccer

20h

Real have been eliminated in their last three European semi-

finals vs Italian sides ( Juventus 2003, Torino 1992, AC Milan

1989).

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Khaled Al Nouss @ KhaledAlNouss

6h

Juventus are the best defence in the Top 5 European leagues.

24 goals in 44 games (0.545 Goal/Game).

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David Yepes @ Davidyero

12h

¡¡¡¡¡THIS IS JUVENTUS!!!!!

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James Rodriguez:

"Juventus were very solid at the back, like a typical Italian team."